Panel 2. When is it ‘appropriate’ for affected populations and civil society entities to play a participatory role in the formulation and implementation of drug policy? The objective of this session was to define the “were appropriate” from the Political Declaration. Sandeep Chawla, UNODC This question is part of the bureaucracy of the process. In …
From Civil Society Hearings and Informal Dialogues
Informal civil society hearing – Panel 1
Panel 1. How NGOs are contributing to the Political Declaration and Plan of Action Introduction: Michel Perron We asked members to share about 2 things they do to implement that plan of action, to demonstrate how valuable they are as ‘assets’ which is even more important in age of economic austerity where government is more …
Day 3: Informal Dialogue with Executive Director of the UNODC, Yuri Fedotov
The informal dialogue starts of with a question to Mr Fedotov about access to opioid-based pain relief medicines. Mr Fedotov agrees and states that the conventions are not intended to be prohibitive but are intended to control drugs. Following this there is a question, highlighting the experiences about Canada, Israel and the Netherlands, on access …
First informal civil society hearing takes place at 2012 CND
This is the first civil society hearing which is taking place at the CND. Different representatives are now presenting some of the work that they are doing to promote the role of civil society in drug policy. First Panel: The INCB showed how civil society could be involved both at the CND and also at …
Informal dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director
Question: ‘Drug users are victims’, are they? Response: Many are innocent victims. Others are not. Some are victims of drug producing, dealing, etc. Whatever they are, they are human beings. They need treatment and compassion. Some will commit crimes, and need to be held accountable for them. They need medical help and assistance. Role of …
CND Day 4 – UNODC HIV/AIDS Unit’s plenary introduction to Drug demand reduction: world situation with regard to drug abuse
The comprehensive package of nine services for injecting drug users (IDUs), includes OST, NSPs, voluntary counselling and therapy, ARVs, prevention of STIs, targeted information and education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. There are an estimated 15.9 million IDUs in 151 countries and roughly 3-million of them are living with HIV. The use of ATS …